While the world is focusing on if the Chinese government can be a trusted and reliable leader in dealing with global climate change, a Chinese company – BYD – has been leading the industrial and technological frontier of green energy transportation and contributing to more sustainable urban development in China.

China has been a dominant factor in the global response to climate change as the world’s largest emitter of CO2. China got central attention and much praise at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Paris after President Xi Jinping had pledged to cap its rapidly growing carbon emissions by 2030 when he met with Obama in 2014. China also set an ambitious goal of raising the share of non-fossil fuels in its energy mix from 10% to 20% by 2030.

The success of BYD is a timely case for understanding what can be done to curb massive pollution in China’s major cities.

The success of BYD is a timely case for understanding what can be done to curb massive pollution in China’s major cities. This pollution is producing health hazards, slowing social and economic progress, and sustaining China’s status as the largest global emitter of CO2. Is it possible for one start-up in China with a vision for a sustainable future to help solve these problems? What can we learn from its success that has a positive impact on sustainable cities? Understanding how BYD has done it, in relation to its home city of Shenzhen in southern China, can teach us two important lessons. One is the critical importance of a bold corporate vision and its persistent execution. The other is how the pioneering role of a home-grown company, nurtured by its local government, can improve its urban environment and set it up as a model for other cities.

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9 Responses to The Rise of Shenzhen and BYD – How a Chinese Corporate Pioneer is Leading Greener and More Sustainable Urban Transportation and Development

I’ve been a reader of TEFR since 2011, and this is far and away the most informative, groundbreaking article I’ve read thus far. Is this republished from another magazine? I would like to assume not, given author Chen’s lengthy repertoire with TEFR. If this is the original publication source, this seems to be a gem for TEFR; content such as this often appears on the major media outlets first. Great read.

A colleague of mine sent me this article, thinking I would find interest in it, and I am blown away. I am embarrassed to admit this was the first I had heard of TEFR, even though I live in Amsterdam, and I just subscribed. Incredible analysis of the future. This article kept me awake last night, as I found difficulty calming myself after reading such an exciting forecast to the future of China and hopefully the world. Looking forward to more articles from TEFR. I am playing catch-up.

BYD is huge here (in China). Happy to see it is getting this kind of attention in Europe. You read all these articles on Tesla and other large Western companies, but BYD is rarely mentioned ~ and they are the largest NEV maker!

This is an impressive piece, thank you!. The data is fabulous, and I plan to build from this a quick facts sheet to keep up on the conversation about Shenzen thought leaders and their smart and aggressive decision to put Shenzen and China ahead of the world in EV and PV, and help build a better place on the planet. Nice to see a couple of USAnians have taken notice to tell this story. It’s time to wake up!

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